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PRK & Waivers

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vballindaytona

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Ok guys, i know that yall get lots of these prk dilemas, but I'm really new at this and need advice. I just graduated college, w/ my Commercial multi and single engine instrument land and sea ratings, 3.0 gpa. the problem? vision 20/30 left eye, 20/50 right eye. I took the ASTB and scored fine, farely high on the pilot part. I saw in past posts that some of yall have already recieved the prk waiver for pilots, my question is the procedure that you used to get this waiver. I haven't gone to MEPS yet, and the next pilot selection is august. Should I go to MEPS before the surgery and ask to get the waiver? should I just do the procedure, then try for the waiver? Honestly, how "easy" are these waivers to get? 1800 dollars per eye is a hell of alot to spend to find out my waiver will get rejected. I've been to the navymed. site and read up on some of the material, but it never really talks about the procedure I should take to obtain a waiver. does anybody have a clue on the percentage of waiver requests that get rejected? Sorry for my first post asking so many questions, but I'm really in a time crunch, and I have to get the surgery really soon if i can make the 3 month postop deadline if the pilot selection is in august.

Thanks in advance to all who reply

Jonathan Miller
 
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Kraftwerk

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and since you have like NO bills in OCS and API,

OCS will cost you about $600-800 on the average, the last two weeks alone (candyo-stuff will take that halfmonth's paycheck).
 
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Jeff29

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Jonathan,

You don't need to have PRK! If your eyes are 20/30 and 20/50, you'll pass the eye exam. The vision requirements have changed. Check out the following web site and look under Service Group 1 and Student Naval Aviator:
http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/Nami/WaiverGuideTopics/exams.htm
 
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vballindaytona

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I went there and still didn't see where I would be legal, its says 20/40 each eye. That page hasn't been updated since 5/01. correct me if im wrong

jonathan
 
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